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With a Kiwi entry into the Road to Rocktoberfest, Anne Barwell introduces us to Flightless in Divided Road.
From the blurb:
The chance of a lifetime or their final performance?
Owen Stanton has been a member of the Kiwi band Flightless since high school. So far, he’s managed to walk the fine line between playing fiddle for the band and pursuing his classical violin career.
An opportunity arises to audition for a prestigious string quartet, and Owen takes his family’s advice to go for it. After all, it’s not like he’s going to make the cut, right? And if he does, the decision won’t have to be made until after the band’s highly anticipated performance at a popular New Zealand music festival.
Jared Murphy joins Flightless when their keyboard player faces a family crisis and needs to take a break. Soon he and Owen are writing music together and creating something beautiful between them. It’s a shame it won’t last. After all, Jared’s only standing in.
When the once in a lifetime invitation comes for the band to play at Rocktoberfest, decisions need to be made, even if taking the right path may end up in divided roads.
Divided Road is a book in the multi-author Road to Rocktoberfest 2024 series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but why not read them all and see what trouble our bands get into next? Hot rockstars and the men who love them, what more could you ask for? Kick back, load up your kindle and enjoy the men of Rocktoberfest!
Heather's Review:
I am truly enjoying this year's crowd of Rocktoberfest reads and Divided Road is another fun story! I love that we get a band from New Zealand attending the festival. It reads well and somewhat mirrors Ari McKay's High Strung (which I read after this one) and crosses over because both stories involve atypical stringed instruments for rock bands - Owen's violin here and a rock cello in High Strung. They also both involve a replacement band member joining to fill a gap. Beyond that there are other similarities, but also some definite differences and I truly loved the way Anne Barwell was able to weave the threads involving the band, Owen's family, Jared's past and their connection.
I also love how songwriting became such an important focus of their budding relationship and how their music and lyrics evolved as they got closer together. If you like a rockstar romance with some interesting twists, you'll want to add Divided Road to your TBR and then read High Strung to see just where the similarities and differences lie (IMHO)
Divided Road is currently available as an e-book and paperback and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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